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Thursday, December 06, 2012

Stage 3 cancer for Dunphy

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The latest health-care Facebook message  from former BJ reporter John Dunphy: Got some semi-grim news today. The new scope shows it i...

6 more Grammy nominations for Carney's kid

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Pat Carney, left, Dan Auerbach, center The Black Keys – Akron natives Pat Carney, son of BJ reporter Jim Carney, and Pat’s fellow Fire...
Wednesday, December 05, 2012

John Dunphy medical update

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Former BJ reporter John Dunphy's latest Facebook update on his medical situation: Met with Dr. John Lipham today at Keck Medical C...

PD to cut 58 of 168 newsroom jobs

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The Plain Dealer will eliminate 58 of 168 newsroom jobs, says Northeast Ohio Newspaper Guild chairman Harlan Spector, after the current co...
Tuesday, December 04, 2012

Dave White passes away

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Composing retiree Gina White sent this email about her husband, former Composing foreman Dave White: It's with a sad heart that ...
Monday, December 03, 2012

NY Times targets newsroom managers in 4th buyout in 5 years

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The New York Times is offering buyouts for the fourth time in five years, with up to 30 highly paid newsroom managers the main target. ...
Thursday, November 29, 2012

Lawsuit medical coverage cards arriving in the mail

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Membership cards for United Healthcare AARP Medicare Supplement Plan N, which will restore printer and Guild retirees to their approxima...
Wednesday, November 28, 2012

Tom Marvin: Guitar man keeps travelin' on

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Tom Marvin (right), brother-in-law Bob Lecraft By John Olesky (BJ 1969-96) Former Beacon Journal photographer Tom Marvin is king o...

Print newspapers RIP in 5 years?

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Most U.S. print newspapers will be gone in five years, writes Jeffrey I. Cole, director of the Center for the Digital Future at the Univer...
Tuesday, November 27, 2012

Upbeat report from John Dunphy

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Former BJ reporter and Orange County Register retiree John Dunphy has this upbeat report on his Facebook about his medical condition: ...
Monday, November 26, 2012

John Dunphy medical update

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Former Beacon Journal John Dunphy’s wife, Rebecca, provides an update on the Orange County Register retiree’s medical situation: Rebecc...

Dawidziak busy as the Dickens for the holidays

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          If it’s the holiday season then Plain Dealer TV critic and former Beacon Journal TV critic Mark Dawidziak is performing  Cha...
Sunday, November 25, 2012

All aboard! Family style

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Tom Moore with daughter Kathy in Polar Express outfits BJ newsroom retiree Tom Moore has climbed aboard the Polar Express again, and t...
Saturday, November 24, 2012

Lawsuit Rx co-pay cards arriving in mail

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The $2 Guild retirees and $5 retired printers prescription co-pay cards are arriving in the mail for the 50 people who will benefit from t...
Wednesday, November 21, 2012

John Dunphy health situation

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Former Beacon Journal reporter John Dunphy had a PET (positron emission tomography) scan today, which uses a radioactive substance to look...

Paris trip photos

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By John Olesky (BJ 1969-96) If you want to see photos & explanations of the week-long 8 th anniversary trip to Paris by John Oles...

Phishing expedition ensnares Jeff Sallot

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Former Beacon Journal reporter Jeff Sallot, who was involved in the Beacon Journal’s Pulitzer-winning coverage of the 1970 Kent State shoo...
Tuesday, November 20, 2012

Myths about Obamacare

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MYTH 1: The new law cuts Medicare drastically, so I won't be able to get quality health care. The Affordable Care Act  prohibits cu...
Wednesday, November 14, 2012

Old folks learning new digital tricks

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Senior citizens are getting with it when it comes to digital technology. -- 60% of Internet users 65 or older get their news online, a...
Monday, November 12, 2012

Mark's Mark in Niles on Saturday

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Cleveland Plain Dealer and former Beacon Journal television critic Mark Dawidziak will be taking his “A Visit with Mark Twain” road show t...